Forgiven is the story of Terri Roberts. Terri is the mother of Charlie Roberts, who in 2006 entered an Amish school house in Nickle Mines and shooting ten girls, killing five of them, before killing himself. Through this story Terri tells the remarkable story of grace and forgiveness she learned from the Amish, from the very people who's lives her son forever changed.
Terri tells the story of what happened the fateful day in October when her son entered into the Amish school house. While she was struggling to understand how and why her son would do something like this, someone she never expected to reach out to her and support her and be with her did. The Amish. Even on the day that it happened, one person whom her husband would drive around came over to their house and did their best to comfort a family who lost their son and the unimaginable heartbreak they were feeling knowing their son was the cause of all that happened. She tells how through the Amish she was able to learn to forgive her son for what happened. She was able to reach out and develop a friendship with the families of those who lost daughters.
Mrs Roberts book was remarkable. You could feel the heartbreak she felt and the struggles she went through. She did a good job at telling her story, what she learned, and how we can apply what she learned to our lives.
What struck me the most was when she talked about praying for her sons. One her friends told her to take Colossians 1:9-13 and instead of "you" or "ye" to insert her sons names. At that time I was teaching my Sunday School on prayer. Part of that weeks lessons was those exact verses. I read those verses seven times, entering in a different student's name each time.
This is a well written book and I would recommend it.
I received this book from Bethany House Publishers for
the sole purpose of this review. I was not required to write a positive
review. The opinions I have expressed are entirely my own.
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